1972–73 Ranji Trophy
The 1972–73 Ranji Trophy was the 39th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won their 15th title in a row defeating Tamil Nadu in the final.
![]() The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get. | |
Administrator(s) | BCCI |
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Cricket format | First-class cricket |
Tournament format(s) | League and knockout |
Champions | Bombay |
Participants | 24 |
Most runs | Chetan Chauhan (Maharashtra) (873)[1] |
Most wickets | S. Venkataraghavan (Tamil Nadu) (58)[2] |
Highlights
- Bombay won their 15th successive Ranji Trophy. This is a record for the national championships in the Test countries. Bombay lost the 1973-74 semifinal to Karnataka on first innings lead.
- 27 wickets fell on the second day of the Bombay - Tamil Nadu final at Chepauk. The match ended on the first ball of the third day
- Ajit Wadekar captained Bombay to the title for the fourth time. He had already captained in the 1968-69, 1969-70 and 1971-72 finals. As of 2017, C. K. Nayudu of Holkar is the only other captain to win four Ranji titles. [3]
Zonal Tables
Central Zone[4]
Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw (FIL) | Draw (FID) | Abandoned | Bonus | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vidarbha | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Rajasthan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
East Zone [4]
Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw (FIL) | Draw (FID) | Abandoned | Bonus | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
Bihar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Orissa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Assam | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Zone [4]
Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw (FIL) | Draw (FID) | Abandoned | Bonus | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delhi | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
Railways | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
Punjab | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
Services | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Haryana | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Jammu and Kashmir | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
South Zone [4]
Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw (FIL) | Draw (FID) | Abandoned | Bonus | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tamil Nadu | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
Hyderabad | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
Mysore | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
Kerala | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Andhra | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
West Zone [4]
Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw (FIL) | Draw (FID) | Abandoned | Bonus | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maharashtra | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Bombay | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Gujarat | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
Baroda | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Saurashtra | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- FIL : First innings Lead
- FID : First innings deficit
Final
Scorecards and averages
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References
- "Ranji Trophy, 1972/73 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- "Ranji Trophy, 1972/73 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- Indian Cricket 2004
- "Ranji Trophy 1972-73 Points Table". Cricketarchive. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
External links
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